Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-05-11


ROBERT w. BURKE, EsQ.,-JUDaE JOHN
PAUL, &c.-The Washington correspon-
dent of the Alexandria Gazette, under date
of May 3rd, says
''Robert W. Burke, Esq, of Staunton,
Va, well known in political and CONNER
cial circles, is in the city. He has just dis
posed of his large wholesale and retail liq-
uor business in Augusta CO., and will prob
ably make some investments here. He ev-
identity regards the controversy now going
on with so much spirit in the Valley coun-
ties of the State between license and local
option as of very grave nature, boding DO
good in any way to the traffic in question
1t was but recently that the liquor interest
received severe blow in Harrisonburg,
Va, where On Saturday last it succumbed
wholly to the law, and sOrrowfully closed its
doors to the public. The contest there be-
tween the s'wets and drys" has been an
animated one, marked, it is said, by many
surprises in the action of particular persons,
and earnestly participated in by number
of influential ladies. Mrs. Judge Paul was
one of the most ardent Of those in the cause
Of mo license" and exercised, it is said,
forcible influence in that direction. But
the greatest surprise of the day to the liq-
uor interest was when the Judge himself
voted "dry." Then it was that ''ingrati-
tude more strong than traitors arms"
quite overcame the SWEETS" who, Caesar
like. had been stabbed by their dearest
friend" And the vanquished "wets" of
Rockingham are still sadly recounting, it is
said, the story of their long and faithful de-
votion to the political and personal for
tunes of the Judge. They had ever been
truo ap5 e., IN paul Tbav no Il auar
cheered and hurrahed for Paul. From the
time of the memorable Bell punch HOSTILE
ty, down to the hour of the late lamenta-
BILE severance, they had been for him and he
had been for them. The lessons of ''free
ballot and fair COUNT they had learned
from his lips more than from those of any
other man. Liberty of thought and speech
and liberty to vote and drink were cardinal
principles of the new dispensation which
they had embraced under his apostolic
guidance, and now, our informant says,
many of these stalwart yeomen of Harrison
burg and vicinity will care less for the doc
trines of Malone, Paul ct id omne in future
elections, and that the democrats are likely
thereby 10 be strengthened in all that re-
gion Of country"
A PAINFUL ACcIDENT-STRUcK BY A
about quarter to four, most painful acct
dent happened at Goodwins woodward
near the depot
Mr.. Ferdinand Figgat an employee of the
saw-mill while cutting fire-wood into stove
lengths and needing the oil-can to 1ubricate
the saw, he passed close to the rapidly re-
volving circular saw, which is small one, |
to the engine; securing the can in his left |
hand he moved back to the saw table; just |
as he was opposite the unprotected saw he
put his right hand into his vest pocket to
get his watch, thus placed his elbow out
from the body and in line with the saw, a
step forward, with the arm in this position
it came in contact with the saw. The |
right elbow was badly cut through the
bone in an instant, and the unfortunate man
MANNED for life.-Lerington Gazette, 9Th.
. LABoRERs KILLED IN TUNNEL.-Br-
minghom, Ala., May 4.--Men working on
the Good Water extension of the Georgia |
Central Railroad bring news of fearful
accident on that road in the Coosa tunnel.
One white man and seventeen negroes were
at work in the tunnel when a blast prema-
turely exploded, and twelve out of the
eighGeen men were killed The white man